Experiences and needs of partners as informal caregivers of patients with major low anterior resection syndrome: A qualitative study.

Purpose: After treatment, many rectal cancer survivors are confronted with ongoing bowel problems, called low anterior resection syndrome. The cancer diagnosis and treatment poses a burden on informal caregivers and results in higher levels of psychological distress and loneliness which is persistent after treatment as well. Our study aimed to investigate the experiences and needs of partners as informal caregivers of patients with major low anterior resection syndrome.

Information and counselling needs of patients with major low anterior resection syndrome: A qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: The aim was to explore the information and counselling needs of rectal cancer survivors confronted with major low anterior resection syndrome.

Background: Rectal cancer survivors are often confronted with bowel problems after surgery. This is called low anterior resection syndrome.

The trajectory of hope and loneliness in rectal cancer survivors with major low anterior resection syndrome: A qualitative study.

Purpose: Rectal cancer survivors are often confronted with long-term bowel function impairment, called low anterior resection syndrome. This has a large impact on patients' lives. The aim was to explore the experiences of patients with major low anterior resection syndrome with a specific focus on hope and loneliness.

[A practical program for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy].

Some infections require prolonged parenteral antimicrobial therapy, which can be continued in an outpatient setting. The Ghent University Hospital has fifteen years of experience with Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy [OPAT) in the patient own home setting. As a quality improvement initiative, this process was critically reviewed in a multidisciplinary approach.

Optimization of a model of out-of-hospital antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in a Belgian university hospital resulting in a proposal for national implementation.

Objectives: Some infections require prolonged parenteral antimicrobial therapy, which can be continued in an outpatient setting. The Ghent University Hospital has 15 years of experience with Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in the home setting of the patient.

Methods: Multidisciplinary critical approach through identification of areas for improvement with the existing OPAT process within the Ghent University Hospital.